America’s Immortals Roll of Distinguished Service Cross Winners
Officers on Pershing’s staff selected standout D S C actions from 1918 in France. Private Thomas O Neibour of Sugar City Idaho earned the medal near Landres et St Georges after a patrol enfilading enemy nests. wounded in both legs, he kept his automatic rifle firing, killed four attackers, and captured eleven prisoners under heavy fire, helping halt a large counter-attack.
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War Department
America
Pershing
Thomas O. Neibour
167Th Infantry
Nelbour
Sugar City
Idaho
Landres-et-St. Georges
France
Cote de Chatillon
Erienhilde Stellung
Netbour
Trivate Nelbour
Ballant
Neibour
Alng
Bravery Recognized for WWI Hero Capt Allworth
Edward C. Allworth, captain, 60th Infantry, received the Distinguished Service Cross for actions at Clery le Petit France on November 6 1918. Across a destroyed canal bridge he swam with his men, led an assault up a steep slope and forced the enemy back, aiding a bridgehead reestablishment and a major advance. Home: Crawford Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Allworth
60Th Infantry
Allworth
Clery-le-Petit
France
Meuse
Canal
Capt
Crawford
Washington
Improved Lightship Bell Announces Automatic Ringing
A new lightship features an automatic bell actuated by gas flowing from the tank to the lantern. The ingenious device rings the bell without affecting the light, operating only in very foggy weather when distant visibility is poor.
Sergeant Gumperts Captures Machine Gun Nest in Action
Sergt. Gumperts led a stalled advance under heavy fire, moved through a machine gun barrage, and single handedly silenced the nest. He and his two companions were wounded, with Gumperts capturing nine crew members. his home is listed as 701 West 178th Street, New York.
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Vancing
Sergt
Gumperts
Sergt. Gumperts
West
178Thtreet
New York City
Distinguished Service Cross for Charles F Hoffman at Chateau-Thierry
Gunnery Sergeant Charles F Hoffman of the 49th Company 1h Regiment U S M C earned the Distinguished Service Cross for bold action on Hill 142 near Chateau-Thierry France on June 6 1918 He alerted organized a defense and bayoneted two enemy leaders driving off twelve attackers saving the hill His home is Brooklyn NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Hoffman
1H Regiment
Hoffman
Chateau-Thierry
France
Sergt
Bayo
Thethers
Brooklyn
N.Y
Medal recipients in France 1918 martyrdoms recounted
Sergeant Theodore Petersen of the 11th Field Artillery was cited for gallantry at Peronne in March 1918. Despite wounds he organized care, tested gas masks, and urged others to safety before dying en route to a hospital. Corporal James D. Heriot of the 118th Infantry earned praise for a bayonet charge on a machine gun nest at Vaux-Andigny in October 1918, dying after a second assault despite heavy fire.
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Petersen
Peronne
France
Mia. N. J. Petersen
Central Avenue
Oshkosh
Wis
James D. Heriot
118Th Infantry
Heriot
Providence
D. C
Vaux-Andigny
Corp. Heriot
Call Decorated for Bravery in France Action 1918
Second Lieutenant Donald M. Call of Company B Tank Corps earned a valor decoration for rescue in Varennes France on September 26 1918. While a direct artillery hit tore a tank turret he crawled through gas and fire to save an officer, then carried him a mile to safety under continued enemy fire. Call hails from Larchmont Manor New York.
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Louis Cukela
Sth Regiment
U. S
Cukela
Villers- Cotterets
France
Minneapolis
Minn
Rooney G. Gumpertz
182Nd Infantry
Sergt. Gumperts
Boise de Forges
Lieut
Call
Varennes
Corp
Cull
Larchmont Manor
N. Y
Two WWI Medals for Valor to Disalvo and Kelly
Private Disalvo of Company 8 354th Infantry earned the Croix de Guerre for single handedly attacking an enemy machine gun nest near Remonville France on November 1 1918 and died of wounds. His widow resides at 905 Arlington Avenue St Louis Missouri. Private Kelly of Toth Company 9th Regiment won praise for charging an enemy nest at Blanc Mont Ridge France October 3 1918, killing a gunner and taking eight prisoners. His home is 6149 Kimbark Avenue Chicago Illinois.
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Charles Disalvo
354Th Infantry
Disalvo
Remonville
France
Arlington Avenue
St. Louie
Kely
Blanc Mont Ridge
Kelly
Kimbark l Avenue
Chicago
Til
Browning’s High Ideals Defend Free Poetry
The writer who most often refused money was poet Robert Browning. For 25 years editors offered large sums for a short poem, but Browning said no. He would not thrust his poems on the public, preferring readers buy his books if they wished to read them.
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Robert Browning
Browning
Joshua Portrayed as Warning Against Compromise
Sermon notes outline Joshua 24 emphasizing covenant faithfulness, courage, and separation from Canaanite practices. Highlights God’s past victories, the need for fidelity to Moses' law, and warnings against intermarriage and idolatry. Concludes with spiritual refinement through trials and divine cleansing to fit for inheritance.
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Joshua
Israel
God
Gon Tind
Canaan
Jerzeho
Mireon
Abraham
Moses
Jol
A Vintage Kitchen Cabinet Menu Record
Delicate weekly kitchen notes offer recipes for oysters crab meat timbales halibut fillets and varied soups and sides. Dishes include celery soup tomato soup prunes pie and brown bread with step by step instructions and pantry tips from a nostalgic 19th or early 20th century cooking column.
Peace and Highteousnes: A Sermon on Peace and Righteousness
A sermon passage stresses that true peace for nations and individuals comes from righteousness through God’s Spirit. It cites biblical figures, warns against hollow peace, and urges enduring virtue, suffering with faith, and a future crown for the faithful.
Happiness and God’s Will Quote
A reflective line cites Bernard of Clairvaux on happiness arising from fulfilling God’s will rather than pursuing earthly desires or pleasures. It presents a devotional aphorism emphasizing spiritual attainment over personal gratification.
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Bernard of
Clairrauz
Fashion description of evening gowns and trims
The text details long loose sleeve styles with transparent material and top to bottom buttoned seams, inside seamed. It notes short coats with double pockets, sleeves fitted into armholes, no fullness, and evening gowns trimmed with inch wide two faced satin ribbon in multiple tulle rows. It mentions frocks of satin or tricolette with fur or velvet appliques as trims.
Make Best Use of Time And Metal Hardening Lesson
The piece urges using time wisely and industriously to build a profitable life. It contrasts swift effort with steady work, likening daily minutes to valuable output. It cites a General Electric experiment showing rapid cooling and hydrogen annealing softening iron, producing copperlike softness and knife-whittable properties.
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Hhis
General Electric Company
Scientific American
Spring School Frocks Show Bright Schoolwear Trends
Lent signals season to dress children in washable fabrics with durable colors. Frocks for girls twelve to seventeen feature plain hues with white yokes and stitched details. middy and sweater styles, pearl buttons, and simple ornamentation are popular. Practical canvas shoes complete outfits for school and play, including basketball and street wear.
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Hove
In the Realm of Negligees Variety in Design and Style
The article surveys negligees with global influences from Japan, China, India, and French periods, praising one piece taffeta silk robes with flowing lines. It notes ribbons, lace, and details like patch pockets, rosettes, and contrasting silk or net overlays as fashionable elements.
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Japan
China
India
Sport Shoes Rise With War Diminishing Duties
As Red Cross work and wartime driving lessen, leisure time grows for golf and tennis. The shift increases demand for sport shoes as summer wear becomes popular and people seek comfortable athletic footwear.
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Red Cross
Collar With West Front Embroidered in Navy Silk Cord
An exquisite collar with vest front suitable for a dress of cloth or georgette. It features navy blue silk cord embroidery and silk floss detailing, offering refined texture and visual contrast for formal wear.
Fashion Notes on Basque and Evening Gown Styles
The article discusses colored hair combined with a satin skirt and a long basque waist trending. It notes a pointed front and back in sexae modes, bloused bodices for evening wear, and pink net embroidery with glycerined ostrich tips. Turbans gain pompous effect from feathered trim.
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Semion Lake
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Theodore Petersen
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Det
11St Field Artillery
Donald M. Call
Tank Corps
John J. Kelly
Uniform International
Rev
P. HW. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
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Irael
Orrupt
Nnts
Society of
Angold
Rev. R. Rankin
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